>The sun is 20% dimmer because of particulate matter in the atmosphere.
>Global warming would be worse if it weren't for the pollution.
>I got to thinking about this the other day and it occurred to me that somewhere in the bowels of a government there is
>a person who has realized that the warming is a symptom of over population. Therefore, the immediate reduction
>of the planet's human population to a safe level must be initiated to save mankind and disease or some other
>deadly item will be unleashed upon us. Of course, I might be wrong and mother nature will knock us back automatically
>or maybe we'll all be baked. :-|

But not all of the population contributes to pollution and warming equally. So it would make sense to remove the worst offenders first and work the way down until the balance is reestablished. If that was the case.